My son is ten months old and has been walking for a few weeks now. It seems like he's acting like a toddler now and throwing tantrums when I take something away or when I won't let him have something he wants. He's even started 'yelling' at me when he doesn't get his way.

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Sorry, posting from my phone. Is this normal behavior? I've been trying to just let him throw his tantrum for a could of minutes and then I will comfort him. It's just hard since he's so young and I can't reason with him. Any suggestions?

At the younger age, you can simply not react (as long as they're not at risk of injuring themselves), wait it out and then comfort, etc.

I also have no problem telling a 10month old 'no no no' when they're doing something that they shouldn't do. They understand very well that young when they're doing something you like and don't like. They may not understand 'why', but they can get the jist of 'this gets this reaction'.

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Thanks! Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. I don't want him to learn that throwing a fit gets him what he wants. I'm trying to get my DH to realize that he's acting more like a toddler and not our little newborn. He is more of a softy than I am.